Santa Fe Preserved Locomotives

Last revised: September 15, 2024
Maintained by Evan Werkema.

This is a list of all known preserved Santa Fe steam and diesel locomotives and self-propelled railcars (doodlebugs). If you know of any locomotives not listed or have updated information, drop us a line.

Sources:

Extra 2200 South locomotive news magazine
Iron Horses of the Santa Fe Trail by E.D. Worley
Santa Fe's Diesel Fleet by Joe McMillan
Santa Fe Motive Power by Joe McMillan
Santa Fe Railway Steve Glischinski

Thanks also to Evan Stair, John Kirk, Keel Middleton, Jim Vicars, Richard Hitchcock, Arnold Morscher, Brent Frerck, Don Richardson, Bradley Linda, Ted Ellis, Russ Strodtz, Chris Kinoshita, Stuart Brancato, Ben Kroger, Robert Albertson, Tom Hughes, Doug Bailey, Jeff Terry, Brian Simon, Chris Fussell, James Wilson, and Tom C. Jones.

For comprehensive listings of preserved steam locomotives in America, please visit: www.steamlocomotive.info and steamlocomotive.com.

Steam Locomotives
Number	Type	Location	Notes
5	0-4-0	San Jose, CA, CT&RC trolley barn at History San Jose, Kelley Park.	Built as Santa Fe Terminal 0-4-0T #1, later ATSF 2419, 02419, and 9419. Rebuilt for exhibition purposes and tender added 1948, renumbered 5, named "Little Buttercup." On loan from California State Railroad Museum, moved to San Jose April 3, 2008.
132	2-8-0	Topeka, KS, Kansas Museum of History	Built as 132, renumbered 2414, rebuilt to 0-8-0, restored to 2-8-0 for exhibition purposes 1941, renumbered 1, named "Cyrus K. Holliday." Renumbered 132 and restored to original appearance when put on display inside museum.
643	2-8-0	Oklahoma City, OK, Oklahoma Railroad Museum	Moved from State Fairgrounds January 2, 2015. Built as ATSF 4-4-0 #73, rebuilt by ATSF to 2-8-0 in 1897. Eric Dilbeck photo.
664	2-8-0	Los Angeles, CA, Travel Town Museum at Griffith Park
735	2-8-0	Lindsborg, KS, McPherson County Old Mill Museum	Previously at Hutchinson, KS.
761	2-8-0	Wickenburg, AZ, beside Santa Fe depot (now Chamber of Commerce)	Moved from Stone Park in Wickenburg, 2003. Displayed with SP drovers car.
762	2-8-0	Chanute, KS, Santa Fe Park.
769	2-8-0	Madrid, NM, Old Coal Mine Museum	Displayed at former engine house (now theater)
811	2-8-0	Atchison, KS, Atchison Rail Museum, adjacent to Santa Fe freight depot
870	2-8-0	Santa Fe Springs, CA, Heritage Park.	Previously at Madrid, NM, tender from 874. Displayed with ATSF caboose, other freight cars, Santa Fe Springs depot replica.
940	2-10-2	Bartlesville, OK, next to former MKT/AT&SF depot	moved from Nellie Johnstone Park December 2009. AT&SF No. 940 Relocation, Preservation & Improvement Project
1010	2-6-2	Sacramento, CA, California State Railroad Museum.
1015	2-6-2	Emporia, KS, Fremont Park.	With ATSF caboose 999262
1024	2-6-2	La Junta, CO, US-50 near Barnes Ave.	Moved from Potter Park in April 2013.
1050	2-6-2	Independence, KS, Riverside Park.	Photo by Don Richardson
1067	2-6-2	Wellington, KS, Sellers Park.	Sometimes erroneously listed as 1057.
1073	2-6-2	Lawrence, KS, Central Park.
1079	2-6-2	Coffeyville, KS, Walter Johnson Park.
1080	2-6-2	Brownwood, TX, Margaret and Stuart Coleman Plaza (in front of depot)	Formerly at Riverside Park, moved March 30, 1999.
1096	2-6-2	Blackwell, OK, Beatty Rogers Park	With ex-TP&W bay window caboose 528 painted as "ATSF 999655"
1108	2-6-2	Ardmore, OK, City Park, 500 South Lake Murray Drive.	Photo courtesy Brian Simon, June 2007.
1129	2-6-2	Las Vegas, NM, City Park.
1139	2-6-2	Dodge City, KS, Boot Hill Museum
1140	2-6-2	Doyline, LA	Stored at Camp Minden as Southern Pine Lumber 1140. Owned by Shreveport Railroad Museum.
1316	4-6-2	Rusk, TX, Texas State Railroad.	As TSR #500. Awaiting rebuild. Photo by Doyle Davis
1809	2-6-2	Slaton, TX, City Park.
1819	2-6-2	Lamar, CO, behind passenger station.
1880	2-6-2	Newton, KS, Military Park	With platform shelters from ATSF Newton depot
1951	2-8-0	Pauls Valley, OK, next to depot.	Previously at Wacker Park in Pauls Valley
2285	0-6-0	Pomona, CA, Los Angeles County Fairgrounds, Gate 12	As Outer Harbor Terminal Co. #2. Part of Southern California Chapter Railway & Locomotive Historical Society collection
2522	2-8-0	Fairview, OK, City Park.	Ex-KCM&O #66, exx-NYC #2976
2542	2-8-0	Arkansas City, KS, Wilson Park	Ex-KCM&O #208. Used as playground equipment.
2546	2-8-0	Marceline, MO, Walt Disney Park near passenger station.	Ex-KCM&O #212. Lettered for "Disneyland & Santa Fe RR."
2903	4-8-4	Union, IL, Illinois Railway Museum.	Formerly at Museum of Science & Industry, Chicago, IL.
2912	4-8-4	Pueblo, CO, Pueblo Railway Museum, Victoria Ave. and West B St. (just west of Union Station)	Partially disassembled for cancelled mechanical restoration.
2913	4-8-4	Fort Madison, IA, Riverview Park.
2921	4-8-4	Modesto, CA, Amtrak station, 1700 Held Dr.	Moved from Beard Brook Park July 2017
2925	4-8-4	Sacramento, CA, California State Railroad Museum
2926	4-8-4	Albuquerque, NM, Eighth St. and Haines	Restored to operation by the New Mexico Heritage Rail, not displayed.
3415	4-6-2	Abilene, KS, Abilene & Smoky Valley RR, at x-CRIP tracks	Undergoing disassembly for recertification for operation. Photo courtesy Jeff Terry.
3416	4-6-2	Great Bend, KS, City Park
3417	4-6-2	Cleburne, TX, Hulen Park, 2nd and Hillsboro	Photo by Bradley Linda.
3423	4-6-2	Temple, TX, Railroad & Heritage Museum, relocated to new site beside restored Santa Fe Temple station, September 2000.
3424	4-6-2	Kinsley, KS, Highway Park
3450	4-6-4	Pomona, CA, Rail Giants Train Museum, Los Angeles County Fairgrounds	Part of Southern California Chapter Railway & Locomotive Historical Society collection.
3463	4-6-4	Topeka, KS, Expo Center
3751	4-8-4	Los Angeles, CA, Amtrak Redondo Jct. Roundhouse	Operational, owned by San Bernardino Railway Historical Society.
3759	4-8-4	Kingman, AZ, City Park	With ATSF caboose 999520
3768	4-8-4	Wichita, KS, Great Plains Transportation Museum
5000	2-10-4	Amarillo, TX, 2nd and Lincoln	Moved August 2005 from Santa Fe Park by the Railroad Artifact Preservation Society
5011	2-10-4	St. Louis, MO, National Museum of Transportation.
5017	2-10-4	Green Bay, WS, National Railroad Museum.	Photo courtesy Doug Bailey.
5021	2-10-4	Sacramento, CA, California State Railroad Museum	Not displayed
5030	2-10-4	Santa Fe, NM, Salvador Perez Park (Altavista St. just east of St. Francis Drive)	Boiler jacket and asbestos removed. Cosmetic restoration 1986 by Friends of 5030 Society and the Albuquerque Society of HO Modular Engineers/Santa Fe Division
9005	0-6-0	Clovis, NM, next to the Clovis depot, 221 West 1st St.	Moved from Hillcrest Park in December 2011.

Doodlebugs
Number	Builder	Location	Notes
M.104	AC&F/Ganz	Perris, CA, Southern California Railway Museum	As non-powered combine 2543
M.160	Brill	Frisco, TX, Museum of the American Railroad	Operational. Moved from museum's former site in Dallas in 2013. Photo by Stuart Brancato
M.177	EMC	Los Angeles, CA, Travel Town Museum at Griffith Park
M.190	EMC	Belen, NM, N. 2nd St. and W. Castillo Ave.	Moved from California State RR Museum January 2007, for static display
DC-191	Budd	Commerce, CA, Pacific Railroad Society	RDC-1, to go to Southern California Railway Museum

Diesel Locomotives
ATSF Number	Builder	Model	Location	Notes
59L	ALCo	PA-1	Frisco, TX, Museum of the American Railroad	Moved from Albany, OR, April 2011. As DH-16, derelict condition. ATSF 59L became Delaware & Hudson "PA-4" #16, rebuilt with ALCo 251 engine, then FNM DH-16
60L	ALCo	PA-1	Puebla, Mexico, Museo Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Mexicanos (National Museum of Mexican Railroads)	As FNM DH-17, painted in SP Daylight colors. ATSF 60L became Delaware & Hudson "PA-4" #19, rebuilt with ALCo 251 engine, then FNM DH-17
62L	ALCo	PA-1	Portland, OR, Oregon Rail Heritage Center	Privately owned, to be restored as Nickel Plate 190. ATSF 62L became Delaware & Hudson "PA-4" #18, rebuilt with ALCo 251 engine, then FNM DH-18.
66L	ALCo	PA-1	Puebla, Mexico, Museo Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Mexicanos (National Museum of Mexican Railroads)	As FNM DH-19. ATSF 66L became Delaware & Hudson "PA-4" #19, rebuilt with ALCo 251 engine, then FNM DH-19
90	EMD	FP45	Oklahoma City, OK, Oklahoma Railroad Museum
92	EMD	FP45	Union, IL, Illinois Railway Museum
93	EMD	FP45	Wichita, KS, Great Plains Transportation Museum	Delivered to museum June 7, 1999.
95	EMD	FP45	Barstow, CA, Western America Railroad Museum	next to Amtrak depot/Harvey House.
97	EMD	FP45	Frisco, TX, Museum of the American Railroad	Delivered to museum December 18, 1999, moved to new site in Frisco in 2013.
98	EMD	FP45	Perris, CA, Southern California Railway Museum	operational, undergoing cosmetic restoration
347B	EMD	F3B	Sacramento, CA, California State Railroad Museum	Not displayed
347C	EMD	F7A	Sacramento, CA, California State Railroad Museum	Not displayed
460	GE	44-ton	Baldwin, KS, Midland Railway	As Midland Ry. #460
462	GE	44-ton	Sunol, CA, Pacific Locomotive Association/Niles Canyon Railway	Out of service
537	GE	Dash 8-40BW	Silvis, IL, Railroad Heritage of Midwest America	Donated June 2023 in BNSF orange and green; to be repainted in red and silver warbonnet.
543	FM	H12-44TS	Union, IL, Illinois Railway Museum	formerly at California State Railroad Museum, enroute to IRM August 2009
560	FM	H12-44	Perris, CA, Southern California Railway Museum	Restored to operation condition 2024, repainted in zebra stripes.
608	FM	H12-44	Frisco, TX, Museum of the American Railroad	formerly at California State Railroad Museum, moved November 2017
1312	EMD	GP7	Eldon, IA, Eldon, IA Rock Island Train Depot Museum	Ex-BNSF 3822. Displayed as "Rock Island 1275" in red and yellow CRI&P paint.
1460	ATSF/BLW	SWBLW	Barstow, CA, Western America Railroad Museum	next to Amtrak depot/Harvey House, arrived in Barstow May 2009.
1528	Alco	S-4	Willims, AZ, Arizona State Railroad Museum	As Cargill 1528, not restored or displayed.
1534	Alco	S-4	Huntsville, AL, North Alabama Railroad Museum	As USS 1534, not restored or displayed.
2185	EMD	GP7	Crewe, VA, Crewe Railroad Museum	As "Norfolk & Western 2185."
2260	BLW	DS-4-4-1000	Frisco, TX, Museum of the American Railroad	formerly at California State Railroad Museum, moved November 2017
2295	EMD	GP9	Temple, TX, Railroad & Heritage Museum	As BNSF 1680 in ATSF blue and yellow
2301	ALCo	HH600	Temple, TX, Railroad & Heritage Museum	Photo by Gary Powell.
2350	ALCo	S2	Houston, TX, Gulf Coast Chapter National Railway Historical Society	As General Electric 2350. Donated 2014 to Rosenberg Railroad Museum. Photo by Ed Bowers.
2381	ALCo	S2	Campo, CA, Pacific Southwest Railway Museum	Formerly at California State Railroad Museum, moved June 2007.
2394	ALCo	RS1	Sacramento, CA, California State Railroad Museum	Not displayed
2404	EMD	NW2	Frisco, TX, Museum of the American Railroad	formerly at California State Railroad Museum, moved November 2017
2428	ATSF/EMD	CF7	Frisco, TX, Museum of the American Railroad	From Texas Industries (TXI cement), delivered to museum September 2014.
2447	ATSF/EMD	CF7	Frisco, TX, Museum of the American Railroad	As Texas Industries (TXI cement) 2447, delivered to museum September 2014.
2472	ATSF/EMD	CF7	Parrish, FL, Florida Railroad Museum	As IMC 204. Round roof cab. Operational.
2542	ATSF/EMD	CF7	Carona, KS, Carona Depot Museum (Heart of the Hearlands RR Club)	As SEKR 1000.
2546	ATSF/EMD	CF7	New Haven, KY, Kentucky Railway Museum	Operational. Photo by Arnold Morscher.
2571	ATSF/EMD	CF7	Oklahoma City, OK, Oklahoma Railway Museum	ex-LAJ 2571, delivered to museum April 2012, repainted 2014, operational. Photo by Eric Dilbeck.
5007	EMD	SD40	Barstow, CA, Western America Railroad Museum	Next to Amtrak depot/Harvey House, as "GN 6307" (final BNSF identity) in painted-out blue and yellow warbonnet.
5008	EMD	SD40	Marceline, MO Walt Disney Hometown Museum	Cosmetically restored in blue and yellow warbonnet.
5266	EMD	SDP40F (SDF40-2)	Boulder City, NV, Dynamic Rail Preservation	In Maersk/Sealand colors, to be preserved as Amtrak 644. Moved from Portland, OR to Ogden, UT in 2014, moved to Nevada State Railroad Museum, Boulder City, NV in 2019. Operational. Photo by Chris Fussell, October 2004.
5704	EMD	SD45-2	Perris, CA, Southern California Railway Museum	Stored off-site, not displayed. Repainted in bicentennial colors, to be restored to operating condition once moved to museum.
5960	EMD	F45	Essex, MT, Izaak Walton Inn	As Great Northern 441, interior converted into luxury lodgings. Arrived August 26, 2009.
9501	ATSF/GE	SF30C	Williams, AZArizona State Railroad Museum	As Minnesota Commercial 50, stored off-site, not displayed.
9820	ALCo	RSD15	Sacramento, CA, California State Railroad Museum	Not displayed
9823	ALCo	RSD15	Ogden, UT, Union Station Railroad Museum, Spencer S. and Dolores Dor� Eccles Rail Center	ATSF 9823 became Utah Railway #401. Acquired by Promontory Chapter NRHS, then sold to Broken Arrow, Inc. Acquired by museum 5/98. Awaiting restoration.
9841	ALCo	RSD15	Union, IL, Illinois Railway Museum	As Green Bay & Western 2407. ATSF 9841 became Lake Superior & Ishpeming 2402, then Fox River Valley 2407, then GBW 2407. Restored to operation in 2012.
9842	ALCo	RSD15	Cedar Park, TX, Austin Steam Train Association/Austin & Texas Central	As ATCX 442, in SP black widow scheme. ATSF 9842 became Squaw Creek Coal 9842, then Indiana Hi-Rail 442, Wabash & Ohio 442, Maumee & Western 442, ATCX 442. Photo courtesy Austin & Texas Central.
9843	ALCo	RSD15	Pine Bluff, AR, Arkansas Railroad Museum	As ATSF 843. ATSF 843/9843 became Squaw Creek Coal 9843, then Indiana Hi-Rail 443, Wabash & Ohio 443, ATCX 443. Moved to museum November 2004. Locomotive privately owned. Photo courtesy Ed Bowers.

Stand-ins
A few non-Santa Fe locomotives are preserved in Santa Fe paint.
Previous Identity	Preserved As	Builder	Model	Location	Notes
CN 9167	ATSF 49L	EMD	F7A	Frisco, TX, Museum of the American Railroad	Red and silver warbonnet. Santa Fe never owned a diesel numbered 49L; the 37-class passenger F7's stopped at 47LABC, and one wreck-rebuild F3B-unit was numbered 48A.
CDOT 6690	ATSF 315	EMD	F7A	Galveston, TX, Galveston Railroad Museum	Prior to CDOT, this engine was PATrain 6690, WAG 2200, and SP 6443. Red and silver warbonnet. The real ATSF 315L (1st) was renumbered 334L in 1952 and became CF7 2448 in 1975. ATSF 315L (2nd) was renumbered from 40L in 1971 for Amtrak lease and became CF7 2517 in 1974.
CDOT 6691	ATSF 316	EMD	F7A	Galveston, TX, Galveston Railroad Museum	Prior to CDOT, this engine was PATrain 6691, WAG 2300, and T&NO 365. Red and silver warbonnet. The real ATSF 316L was renumbered 335L in 1952 and became CF7 2424 in 1977.
USAF 1241	ATSF 461	GE	44-ton	San Angelo, TX, Railway Museum of San Angelo	Black and white zebra stripe scheme. The real Santa Fe 44-ton #461 was sold to Etiwanda Steel Products in 1966. Its fate is unknown. Photo by Tom Hughes.
Kennecott Copper Corp. (KCC) 103	ATSF 2098	ALCo	RS-2	Campo, CA, Pacific Southwest Railway Museum	Black and silver zebra stripe scheme. Santa Fe's only RS-2, #2099, was traded-in to GE in 1969 and presumably scrapped.

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